King Charles and Queen Camilla have announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa in October.
The royal family confirmed that the visit will include engagements in Canberra and New South Wales, with additional details to be announced “in due course.”
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The royals will also attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa from October 21 to 25.
This visit will mark the first time Samoa has hosted CHOGM.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that King Charles was planning a visit to Australia.
Preparations for the visit began but were momentarily uncertain due to the king’s cancer diagnosis.
“The King has a deep regard for our great nation, and has always spoken warmly of the time he has spent here and the astounding beauty of our extraordinary continent,” Mr Albanese said.
“I look forward welcoming The King and Queen back to Australia for this important visit.”
This visit will be the first to Australia from a reigning monarch since Queen Elizabeth II’s tour in 2011, during which she visited Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.
It will also be the first visit from a new monarch since Queen Elizabeth’s inaugural tour in 1954. Queen Elizabeth visited Australia 16 times during her reign.
King Charles and Queen Camilla last visited Australia in 2018 for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and also toured the Northern Territory.
This will be King Charles’ 16th official visit to Australia.
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